35 000 soldiers to be called up to Kazakhstani army in 2018

13.03.2018
Astana. March 13. KazTAG - 35 000 people are planned to be called up to Kazakhstani army in 2018, said Azamat Dusimov, deputy head of department of organization-mobilization work of the general staff of the armed forces of Kazakhstan.
"We plan to call up over 17 000 people in spring, totally 35 000 people will be called up in 2018," he said.
"Since January 10 we have been conducting talks with parents, custodians, neighbors, crime prevention officers, investigating the information about conscripts about their moral-business qualities, health condition, education, marital status," he added.
The information will help to take decision about type of troops for the future service men.
According to Ghani Artykov, deputy head of department for defense affairs of Astana, Kazakhstan's youth do not tend to evade military service.
"There have been no people convicted for evasion of military service. It means our youth do not tend to evade army," he added.